A Life Restored Memoir by Michael Usey October 23, 2001 The last lines in Shakespeare’s play King Lear are spoken by Edgar, son of Gloucester. He and the Earl of Kent are surrounded by tragedy when Edgar ends the play with these lines: The weight of this sad time we must obey, Speak what we …
Memoir by Michael Usey January 21, 2001 The priest Zachariah is one of my favorite characters in the Bible. After all, I named one of my sons after him. He is old when we first meet him in Luke’s story of Jesus, and he is without children. When an angel appears to him and tells …
Memoir by Michael Usey April 25, 2000 In his most scathing letter, Paul reams out the church in Galatia for lots of behavior and attitudes that he knows is beneath them. He goes on about these bad behaviors at some length, but, for just a moment at the end of the letter, he takes the …
Swimming in an Ocean of Love Memoir by Michael Usey March 25, 2000 Lots of stories about Sylvia involve love and water. When she was six, she and her mother, Mildred, went to the store. Her father, Dan, thought he would mow the lawn while they were gone, but he could not get his lawn …
Memoir by Michael Usey February 15, 2000 Psalm 23, John 14, Revelation 21: It’s no surprise, really, that Harold chose these passages among the many that were Thelma’s favorites. They are classic texts to reflect on during the death of a loved one, for they speak to God being with us past, present, and future. …
